Discover the untamed beauty of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Mount Aspiring National Park on this full-day Dart River 'funyak' (inflatable canoe) and jet boat tour from Queenstown! Travel by coach to Glenorchy, where your adventure begins, and then hop aboard a jet boat and ride up the picturesque Dart River. Speeding through a landscape of outstanding natural beauty, your tour passes the 'Middle-earth' countryside that featured in the popular 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. In a secluded stretch of the river, swap the boat for your own easy-to-handle funyak and then paddle behind your attentive guide before stopping for a picnic lunch in the great outdoors!
No previous canoeing experience is required on this tour, and your guide will paddle at a leisurely pace to suit the group.
Posted By : Jessica_I
This is one of the best activities from our vacation yet! I mostly booked for the funyaks but the jet boat was surprisingly great! We had such a fun time zipping along the river in the jet boat, then having a nice relaxing float back down. The scenery is stunning! We couldn’t have asked for a better day on the river! The staff was also awesome and I was thankful that they provided all gear that was needed. Would highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-04-29 04:20:44 
Posted By : Yunmei_C
The best Viator tour we took in Queenstown New Zealand beside Mt Cook hike… I was a bit skeptical at the beginning but after the trip … I have to say if I miss it then I will be sorry
I use both my leg & arm muscles in this trip and I felt great!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-27 20:37:10
Posted By : U7580QXmarieh
This was an unforgettable experience! The scenery was breathtaking, the boat ride was exhilarating. Our driver quickly realized that we enjoyed doing "donuts" on the water and threw in more than he would do with a more cautious group. Skip the jet boat rides on the lake in Queenstown and do this instead. You won't regret it.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 17:30:03 
Posted By : Aaron_W
A great day! Cool jet boat, wonderful scenery, GREAT staff, and lunch on the river. Just perfect. We did over 12 activities (helicopters, Hobbits, Dinners, rafting over waterfalls etc etc...) on our trip to New Zealand, and this was the highlight...
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 17:56:41
Posted By : KCB48
This was so fun, would absolutely recommend. Caleb was our guide and he was so friendly, he really made it a great day. The jet boat ride is really fun and just the right amount of speed, spins and scenery. We loved our day on the Dart River!
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 01:38:10
Posted By : Jet352
This was GREAT! Had so much fun! Amber (?) was our driver and fun yak guide and was awesome. The skies cleared by mid day and the water was the perfect depth to allow us access to the chasm and push us along downstream. The lunch was amazing and had something for everyone! I even jumped into the pool area by the chasm to experience the frigid cold water. What a wonderful experience!
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Posted On : 2024-03-28 17:29:24
Posted By : Joanne_Y
Great scenery and tour guides. Funyaking was special, floating down the glacier streams with jagged mountains on both sides. Highly recommended
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Posted On : 2024-03-25 16:28:48
Posted By : Daniel_G
What an experience. The day started with fast fun on the jet boat before getting to surround ourselves in the beautiful NZ landscape. The paddle into the chasm was my favourite NZ experience - hidden gem.
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Posted On : 2024-03-24 17:29:33
Posted By : Knefknok
This was a very cool excursion. First gather at the meeting point and then take the bus on a beautiful road. You will receive clothing at base camp. Another short ride on the bus to go to the boats. I don't know how many more could fit in a boat, but unfortunately we got in last and could no longer sit next to each other (this was the only sad thing about this day). I spent an hour in the boat, think, very cool. I'm not really into this kind of thing though, I get nauseous easily. In itself it went fine, but I thought this was enough. When you arrive at the kayak you will receive some explanation, as far as you can follow it (lots of sand flies). We have no experience with kayaking and I think everyone should be able to do this. It is not a whitewater course, calm current and sometimes a little faster. You may have to walk a bit because the water is too low. Beautiful area for kayaking. Lunch was also great.
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Posted On : 2024-03-23 05:19:07
Posted By : Melissa_T
This was a very active and fun day. The scenery is amazing. The jet boat is very fun and not early as scary as I thought it would be. Our driver was very experienced and we felt very safe. The guides for the funyak were super helpful and made that part very fun too. I was surprised how long the funyak part was - it was very pleasant.
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Posted On : 2024-03-11 00:29:33
